Senior Property Accountant

I am working on a Senior Property Accountant opportunity with one of our valued clients. They are seeking an experienced accounting professional with 7+ years of commercial real estate property accounting experience, a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, and strong Yardi experience (highly preferred). A CPA is preferred. In this role, you will oversee the full-cycle accounting and financial reporting for four commercial properties, ensuring accurate financial statements, reconciliations, budgeting support, and month-end close activities.

This is a contract-to-hire opportunity with a well-established organization that offers excellent long-term growth potential. Upon conversion to a permanent employee, the company provides a competitive benefits package including generous PTO, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare coverage, and a 401(k) with company match. Employees are also eligible for a hybrid work schedule once permanent, offering a strong balance of flexibility and collaboration.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a property accounting professional looking to join a reputable company that invests in its employees and provides a rewarding career path within the commercial real estate industry.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for full-cycle property accounting for a portfolio of four commercial properties, including general ledger maintenance, monthly close, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and property-level financial analysis.

• Review monthly financial packages for accuracy and completeness, including tenant accounts receivable, cash activity, bank reconciliations, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accrued expenses, security deposits, and other balance sheet accounts.

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including accruals, cash activity, reclasses, prepaid amortization, depreciation, and other property-level adjustments.

• Manage and review tenant billing and accounts receivable, including base rent, operating expense/CAM charges, property taxes, insurance, utilities, and other tenant recoveries.

• Assist with CAM and operating expense reconciliations, reviewing expenses and tenant allocations to ensure costs are properly categorized and recoverable in accordance with lease terms.

• Review accounts payable activity for appropriate property, GL account, and expense coding, identifying recurring coding issues and coordinating corrections as needed.

• Partner with property management and operations to research accounting discrepancies, resolve outstanding receivables, and ensure property-level transactions are recorded accurately.

• Complete monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations and research outstanding or unusual reconciling items.

• Support the month-end close process for assigned properties, ensuring financial statements are completed accurately and within established deadlines.

• Review monthly income statements, balance sheets, budget-to-actual results, and property operating results, researching significant variances and documenting explanations for management.

• Perform variance and trend analysis across actual, budget, forecast, and prior-period results, with particular attention to rental income, occupancy-related revenue, operating expenses, and NOI.

• Respond to financial statement questions from management and provide property financial information to lenders, banks, auditors, and other stakeholders as needed.

• Develop a strong understanding of each assigned property's tenant base, lease structures, rent schedules, operating expenses, CAM provisions, and overall financial performance.

• Maintain accurate property accounting records and supporting documentation while consistently meeting monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting deadlines.

• Assist with annual budgeting, forecasting, year-end close, audit support, and property-level reporting as needed.

Essential Skills

• Four-year accounting degree or equivalent work experience in a property accounting field.

• 7+ years of related financial accounting experience.

• Strong full-cycle accounting experience, including month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.

• Proficiency with full general ledger and accounting software.

• Yardi or MRI experience is highly preferred

• Demonstrated strength in reconciliation and consolidation across multiple entities or facilities.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chaska, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $48.00 - $52.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chaska, MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 18, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Chaska,MN.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

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